The Merry Miller
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About The Merry Miller
On Cothill Rd in Abingdon, The Merry Miller is a British restaurant serving updated pub-style dishes alongside a standard carvery and a Chippy Carvery variant. The Sunday roast comes with a large Yorkshire pudding, gravy, and a full tea pot with mugs, while the wider menu runs to suet steak and kidney pudding, tiramisu cheesecake, and a grilled goats cheese salad. Portions run large enough that some diners can't finish them. A bar sits alongside the food menu with a wine list and a beers and drinks selection, and board games are available to play in the pub. Dogs are welcome throughout. Food and drinks are also served in the outdoor seating area, and tables can be booked online in advance.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingFree parking lot · Free street parking · Paid parking lot
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom, seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids · Has changing table(s) · High chairs
- DietaryVegan options · Vegetarian options
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention carvery, sunday roast, yorkshire pudding and steak and kidney pudding.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention carvery, sunday roast, yorkshire pudding and steak and kidney pudding.
Customer Review Summary
The carvery draws the most repeat praise, with reviewers calling it the best they've had and returning specifically for it, alongside standout mains like the pie, the suet steak and kidney pudding, and a Sunday roast served with an oversized Yorkshire pudding and big pots of tea. Chips at the bar and a grilled goats cheese salad also earn specific mention. Close behind, several note generous portions, sometimes too generous to finish, and friendly, welcoming staff. Complaints are scattered but real: one diner found the pasta cold and the pub overpriced with dreary background music, another found the table's mismatched chairs too wide for comfortable seating, and one reviewer with a baby reports being turned away despite visible empty outdoor tables, describing the interaction as unwelcoming. Most visits, though, end on high notes, including one group of ten leaving as, in their words, "very happy people" after the pie.
Customer Review Summary
The carvery draws the most repeat praise, with reviewers calling it the best they've had and returning specifically for it, alongside standout mains like the pie, the suet steak and kidney pudding, and a Sunday roast served with an oversized Yorkshire pudding and big pots of tea. Chips at the bar and a grilled goats cheese salad also earn specific mention. Close behind, several note generous portions, sometimes too generous to finish, and friendly, welcoming staff. Complaints are scattered but real: one diner found the pasta cold and the pub overpriced with dreary background music, another found the table's mismatched chairs too wide for comfortable seating, and one reviewer with a baby reports being turned away despite visible empty outdoor tables, describing the interaction as unwelcoming. Most visits, though, end on high notes, including one group of ten leaving as, in their words, "very happy people" after the pie.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“We always come to The Merry Miller for the carvery and it never disappoints! The food is always delicious and there’s always plenty to choose from. The staff are so lovely and welcoming every time we visit, which makes the experience even better. We’ll definitely keep coming back!🫶🏼”
- Google user
“Absolutely fantastic experience. Booked a table of 10 online half an hour before arriving for a Saturday night, great availability and after I rang they said to come whenever we liked. Atmosphere was a proper pub vibe with great beers on tap. Everyone loved the food, me and my wife had the pie, absolutely scintillating. Massive and so flavourful, left with 10 very happy people, top drawer”
- Google user
“This pub is in a lovely location but seems a little overpriced. The portions were huge and we struggled to finish them and the pasta was cold when it came out. There are a large amount of board games to play which was fun but unfortunately didn't make up for the dreary 80s music in the background. However the service was good and staff were friendly.”
- Google user
“Dropped is desperate for lunch. Had a grilled goats cheese salad which was superb, coffee and ice cream and lots of water. Just what I needed and very reasonable. Hardly anyone else there. Very lovely”
- Google user
“Had a plate of chips and a pint at lunchtime during the heatwave. Wasn't very busy at 12pmz and we ate outside. The chips were delicious, just the right crunchy and fluff, and seasoned well. Maybe a bit too heavily salted, but for everything else, this place is worth its salt.”
Highlights
“Cosy pub/restaurant with a smart, rustic interior and a menu of updated pub-style dishes.”
- Fireplace
- Great beer selection
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Great wine list
Amenities
- Wi-Fi
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Accepts reservations
- Outdoor seating
- Dogs allowed inside
- No-contact delivery
Show more amenities
- Takeout
- Dine-in
- Family-friendly
- Vegan options
- Bar onsite
- Cozy
- Service options· 2
- Curbside pickup
- Delivery
- Offerings· 10
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Coffee
- Hard liquor
- Healthy options
- Late-night food
- Quick bite
- Vegetarian options
- Wine
- Facilities· 1
- Restroom
- Atmosphere· 3
- Casual
- Historic
- Romantic
- Dining options· 7
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Catering
- Dessert
- Seating
- Table service
- Popular for· 1
- Solo dining
- Family-friendly· 4
- Good for kids
- Has changing table(s)
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
- Pet-friendly· 1
- Dogs allowed outside
- Planning· 3
- Brunch reservations recommended
- Lunch reservations recommended
- Dinner reservations recommended
- Highlights· 6
- Fireplace
- Great beer selection
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Great tea selection
- Great wine list
- Crowd· 2
- Groups
- Tourists
- Accessibility· 3
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Parking· 4
- Free parking lot
- Free street parking
- Paid parking lot
- Usually plenty of parking
Location
Restaurants near The Merry Miller
- 5 mi away£10–20
jacket potato with cheese, donner meat oiliness, milk cakes
- Banana Tree Oxford4.65,9985.1 mi away£20–30Vegan optionsVegetarian optionsWheelchair accessible
pad thai, katsu curry burger, laksa
- Mighty Bite4.1605.1 mi away£1–10Reservations
spicy wings, vegetable pizza, garlic dip sauce
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Merry MillerOutdoor seating · Vegan options · Vegetarian options | 4.4715 | — | £20–30 | carvery, sunday roast, yorkshire pudding |
| McCoy's Kebab Van Oxford | 4.164 | 5 mi away | £10–20 | jacket potato with cheese, donner meat oiliness, milk cakes |
| Banana Tree OxfordVegan options · Vegetarian options · Wheelchair accessible | 4.65,998 | 5.1 mi away | £20–30 | pad thai, katsu curry burger, laksa |
| Mighty BiteReservations | 4.160 | 5.1 mi away | £1–10 | spicy wings, vegetable pizza, garlic dip sauce |
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